nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
It's back
Surely the weather can't be as bad as last year can it??
Same basic idea as 2015: All day ride from Manchester Piccadilly train station to Llandudno. Optional start/finish points along the way for those who want a shorter ride
For those unfamiliar it's about 100 miles all in. But you can choose to do a part of the ride if you prefer. There will be two potential routes to choose from:
Route 1 is the same as last year except I have made a tiny modification to remove the bit where @Cubist had his unfortunate incident. It's only got 2,800ft of climbing so there isn't a much easier way to do a century ride
Route 2 is the same as Route 1 except it replaces the A548 (the boring road from Flint to Prestatyn) with a hillier inland section. Mileage is almost the same but the total climbing increases to 3,800ft so it is a bit more of a challenge
There is a nice route out of Manchester and after Altrincham it's rural lanes most of the way to Eureka Café where we will stop for lunch. From Prestatyn to Llandudno is 25 miles of cycling next to the sea on the coastal path
When we get to Llandudno there will be fish & chips or whatever you fancy (there are plenty of places to eat there). In 2015 a good number of us stopped over and we had a good night out. Plan would be the same for 2016. Llandudno has a decent train station to get back to Manchester, Birmingham, London. Plenty of accommodation in Llandudno too
Intention is to start at 8am from Manchester. An hour earlier than last year to make sure we've got plenty of time
The idea is to have official stop/start points at Manchester/Altrincham/Weaverham/Eureka Café/Llandudno
At this stage expressions of interest are fine. I'll maintain a master list on this post as I did in 2015
Hope we get a good turn out like 2015. Weather will be better.......I promise, OK?
The flatter Route 1
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/6878088
The hillier Route 2
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/11217038
Expressions of Interest
Manchester Start
@DiddlyDodds ** confirmed **
@si_c ** confirmed **
@doughnut ** confirmed **
@rich p ** confirmed **
@Norry1
@mike3121 ** confirmed **
@theclaud ** confirmed **
@BRounsley +3 ** confirmed **
@wanda2010 ** confirmed **
@StevePurcell_SCC
@bancrobba
@TissoT
@tommaguzzi ** confirmed **
@mythste ** confirmed **
@YahudaMoon ** confirmed **
@Katherine ** confirmed **
Altrincham Start
@400bhp ** confirmed **
@Leaway2 +1 ** confirmed **
Weaverham Start
@Jaykun85 ** confirmed **
Eureka Start
@Rickshaw Phil ** confirmed **
@Crackle ** confirmed **
@McWobble ** confirmed **
Rhyl Start
@gavroche ** confirmed **
Surely the weather can't be as bad as last year can it??
Same basic idea as 2015: All day ride from Manchester Piccadilly train station to Llandudno. Optional start/finish points along the way for those who want a shorter ride
For those unfamiliar it's about 100 miles all in. But you can choose to do a part of the ride if you prefer. There will be two potential routes to choose from:
Route 1 is the same as last year except I have made a tiny modification to remove the bit where @Cubist had his unfortunate incident. It's only got 2,800ft of climbing so there isn't a much easier way to do a century ride
Route 2 is the same as Route 1 except it replaces the A548 (the boring road from Flint to Prestatyn) with a hillier inland section. Mileage is almost the same but the total climbing increases to 3,800ft so it is a bit more of a challenge
There is a nice route out of Manchester and after Altrincham it's rural lanes most of the way to Eureka Café where we will stop for lunch. From Prestatyn to Llandudno is 25 miles of cycling next to the sea on the coastal path
When we get to Llandudno there will be fish & chips or whatever you fancy (there are plenty of places to eat there). In 2015 a good number of us stopped over and we had a good night out. Plan would be the same for 2016. Llandudno has a decent train station to get back to Manchester, Birmingham, London. Plenty of accommodation in Llandudno too
Intention is to start at 8am from Manchester. An hour earlier than last year to make sure we've got plenty of time
The idea is to have official stop/start points at Manchester/Altrincham/Weaverham/Eureka Café/Llandudno
At this stage expressions of interest are fine. I'll maintain a master list on this post as I did in 2015
Hope we get a good turn out like 2015. Weather will be better.......I promise, OK?
The flatter Route 1
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/6878088
The hillier Route 2
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/11217038
Expressions of Interest
Manchester Start
@DiddlyDodds ** confirmed **
@si_c ** confirmed **
@doughnut ** confirmed **
@rich p ** confirmed **
@Norry1
@mike3121 ** confirmed **
@theclaud ** confirmed **
@BRounsley +3 ** confirmed **
@wanda2010 ** confirmed **
@StevePurcell_SCC
@bancrobba
@TissoT
@tommaguzzi ** confirmed **
@mythste ** confirmed **
@YahudaMoon ** confirmed **
@Katherine ** confirmed **
Altrincham Start
@400bhp ** confirmed **
@Leaway2 +1 ** confirmed **
Weaverham Start
@Jaykun85 ** confirmed **
Eureka Start
@Rickshaw Phil ** confirmed **
@Crackle ** confirmed **
@McWobble ** confirmed **
Rhyl Start
@gavroche ** confirmed **
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